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so what catholicism, what christianityy tells us-- and judaism as well-- tail us we're all equal sowldz how we are all fundamentally equal souls and if you make a zillion dollars you're not better than anybody else spiritually. you're still an equal soul. in fact it will probably be a little tougher for you because of the sins that go along with that. i would like to see the pope emphasize equality of souls and the fact that your success is problematic to your salvation instead of a much more narrow political-- we talk about inequality all the time. i want the pope to be the pope. >> the pope did say, i love the rich as well as i love the poor. but the responsibility we have-- i mean, the rich are getting by pretty damn well. and as we've cut taxes, the inequality has grown wider, so, you know, i think the pope deserves a listen-to. >> a listen-to. >> very controversial. >> i do. >> sreenivasan: so there was, in domestic political news, we almost started to look at campaign finance reform through the treasury. we are looking at social welfare organizations very active in the entire poli
so what catholicism, what christianityy tells us-- and judaism as well-- tail us we're all equal sowldz how we are all fundamentally equal souls and if you make a zillion dollars you're not better than anybody else spiritually. you're still an equal soul. in fact it will probably be a little tougher for you because of the sins that go along with that. i would like to see the pope emphasize equality of souls and the fact that your success is problematic to your salvation instead of a much more...
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she sat us down. we filled out the applications and that's how we went about applying for it. >> we kind of got split up in our insurance. the kids are on chp and a government program that insurances children and they're separate from what we qualified for. we qualified for basic insurance. >> with ot bamacare the main cost will be $450 per month. obamacare, the tax credits will give us $287 a month to apply towards that bill so our final bill will be $155 a month. now that the tax cede sit helping us out, we're able to afford it. >> dear lord we thank you for blessing us with another day, father. >> knowing that we have that, and that we can qualify for something because there have been so many times we've been turned down to be qualified for anything, to have somebody actually say yes, you qualify this and this is what you are able to get, we could actually breathe now. you know, actually say we got insurance, you know. so it was awesome. >> woodruff: as we have throughout, we try to fill out the bi
she sat us down. we filled out the applications and that's how we went about applying for it. >> we kind of got split up in our insurance. the kids are on chp and a government program that insurances children and they're separate from what we qualified for. we qualified for basic insurance. >> with ot bamacare the main cost will be $450 per month. obamacare, the tax credits will give us $287 a month to apply towards that bill so our final bill will be $155 a month. now that the tax...
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please, end us food. i'm appealing to you. >> reporter: later, we headed towards the destructive epicenter of this storm, the city of tacloban. it's not an easy drive, however. the highway, a fearsome obstacle course of debris and downed power lines. we pulled off the highway in a town which has really been wiped out by the storm. and we're told that there are more than 1,000 local people now living in the elementary school, so we're going to go and see how they're doing. hello. the school is now home to half of the community's population, and there's certainly no space for lessons here. we went to meet the new occupants of the grade five classroom. >> and asked one woman how many people lived inside. >> we have six families from inside. >> reporter: six families inside the classroom? >> yeah. >> reporter: there can't be much space. >> we stand or -- >> reporter: "well, we have room to stand," she said. how long do you think you're going to be here? >> we're going to stay here maybe almost four months. we
please, end us food. i'm appealing to you. >> reporter: later, we headed towards the destructive epicenter of this storm, the city of tacloban. it's not an easy drive, however. the highway, a fearsome obstacle course of debris and downed power lines. we pulled off the highway in a town which has really been wiped out by the storm. and we're told that there are more than 1,000 local people now living in the elementary school, so we're going to go and see how they're doing. hello. the...
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we thank you for being with us. thank you, both pln >> wooduff: again, the major developments of the day: house republicans voted to let health insurers keep selling policies that fall short of new federal standards. the white house promised a veto and typhoon survivors in the philippines fought for bottled water and sacks of rice as helicopters and trucks began getting through. on the "newshour" online right now: a young boy's wish transformed san francisco into gotham. a 5-year-old battling cancer, today fought crime and warmed hearts as batkid. find a roundup of stories on how thousands across the city, including the mayor and police chief, pitched in to make batkid's dream come true. president obama saved him for saving gotham. ll that and more is on our website newshour.pbs.org. and a reminder about some upcoming programs from our pbs colleagues. gwen ifill is preparing for "washington week" which airs later this evening. here's a preview: >> ifill: did the president's health care apology stanch the political b
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they use massive firepower, air artillery, armor. they use hezbollah forces to provide the infantry. if they can, they'll isolate an area and pound it into submission. >> warner: before this reversal of fortune, the u.s. and russia were pushing to convene a peace conference here in geneva hoping that the warring parties, having fought to a stalemate, would negotiate a political solution to their conflict. well, there's now a new conference date set for january. many who've been involved in the struggle to end the conflict are skeptical of its chances for success-- including fred hauf who ran the state department's syria transition operation until the fall of 2012. >> it's going to be very difficult, i think, to convene a geneva conference and to have a result that essentially amounts to peaceful, negotiated regime change in syria so long as that regime itself believes it is winning. >> warner: what's more, the free syrian army-- or f.s.a.-- now finds itself fighting on two fronts. against assad and against extreme islamist elements o
they use massive firepower, air artillery, armor. they use hezbollah forces to provide the infantry. if they can, they'll isolate an area and pound it into submission. >> warner: before this reversal of fortune, the u.s. and russia were pushing to convene a peace conference here in geneva hoping that the warring parties, having fought to a stalemate, would negotiate a political solution to their conflict. well, there's now a new conference date set for january. many who've been involved...
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gave it to us. they were wearing our clothes. so it's not just work to them but to us. it's how we make our money. >> sreenivasan: and, how norman rockwell mirrored america's ambitions and common values in his art. >> and a barber in montana suddenly had normal knockwell in common. >> sreenivasan: those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's "pbs newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> sreenivasan: americans at home and abroad celebrated the thanksgiving holiday today. the annual macy's thanksgivi
gave it to us. they were wearing our clothes. so it's not just work to them but to us. it's how we make our money. >> sreenivasan: and, how norman rockwell mirrored america's ambitions and common values in his art. >> and a barber in montana suddenly had normal knockwell in common. >> sreenivasan: those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's "pbs newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy...
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you can trust us in the future. and that's the test that they haven't met yet. >> brown: tom rosenstiel, kelly mcbride, thank you both very much. >> you're welcome. >> ifill: dick cheney was 37 years old when he suffered his first heart attack. by the time he was sworn in as vice president in 2001, he'd survived four. and there would be one more. he's received stents, defibrillators, an external battery-powered heart pump, a quadruple bypass, and, now, at the age of 72, he is living with a transplanted heart. the former vice president and his longtime cardiologist, dr. jonathan reiner, have written a book about this journey, "heart: an american medical odyssey." i spoke with him earlier today. vice president cheney, welcome back to the newshour. >> it's good to be back. >> in reading your book it becomes clear in many points during your public life and your private life you've come much closer to death than anyone. >> well, i was certainly sick for a long period of time. but that's one of the thing that we hope to a
you can trust us in the future. and that's the test that they haven't met yet. >> brown: tom rosenstiel, kelly mcbride, thank you both very much. >> you're welcome. >> ifill: dick cheney was 37 years old when he suffered his first heart attack. by the time he was sworn in as vice president in 2001, he'd survived four. and there would be one more. he's received stents, defibrillators, an external battery-powered heart pump, a quadruple bypass, and, now, at the age of 72, he is...
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frieden, thank you for being with us. first of all, remind us what foods contain these trans fats. >> well, first off, artificial trans fats are just that, they're artificial. they don't exist in nature and they're created by bubbling hydrogen through vegetable oil. they make oil solid at room temperature. unfortunately it also makes that oil solid in your coronary arteries and increases your risk for a heart attack. the food industry has done a great job. they've gotten about half -- a little more than half of the trans fats out of the system but there's still a lot in the system. we're able to measure that in the studies we do in people throughout the u.s. and it continues in a variety of products, either in low concentrations or some in higher concentrations in things like frosting and some prepared foods. the. >> woodruff: so, again, if the manufacturers are already doing a lot to remove or take these out of foods, why is it knows go the extra step and require it? >> what we've seen is that there's been progress but p
frieden, thank you for being with us. first of all, remind us what foods contain these trans fats. >> well, first off, artificial trans fats are just that, they're artificial. they don't exist in nature and they're created by bubbling hydrogen through vegetable oil. they make oil solid at room temperature. unfortunately it also makes that oil solid in your coronary arteries and increases your risk for a heart attack. the food industry has done a great job. they've gotten about half -- a...
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the british monarchy used it to announced the birth of prince george this summer. >> i use twitter just to catch up with events with the celebrities and hear what everybody's gossiping about and just to entertain myself, man, basically. nothing major. >> i use twitter to promote my music. >> sreenivasan: yet even on twitter, or perhaps especially on twitter, questions swirled about today's valuation. while revenues continue to climb, the company has never turned a profit, and it lost $65 million in the last quarter alone. ahead of the i.p.o. this morning, on cnbc, twitter c.e.o. dick costolo tried to reassure investors about the company's prospects. >> we have an absolute perspective on the long-term company we want to be, in service to being the public, conversational, real-time distributed platform. >> sreenivasan: one particular challenge ahead: while more than three-quarters of all of twitter's users are overseas, only 26% of its revenues currently come from abroad. some perspective on twitter's appeal and challenges ahead from two who know the tech and finance worlds well: bill ham
the british monarchy used it to announced the birth of prince george this summer. >> i use twitter just to catch up with events with the celebrities and hear what everybody's gossiping about and just to entertain myself, man, basically. nothing major. >> i use twitter to promote my music. >> sreenivasan: yet even on twitter, or perhaps especially on twitter, questions swirled about today's valuation. while revenues continue to climb, the company has never turned a profit, and...
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its capture closes off an arms smuggling route used by rebels. the town's capture follows recent army advances around aleppo and damascus. there's conflicting news on whether the u.s. and afghanistan are close to a security agreement. the office of afghan president karzai said today they've agreed on a framework to govern any u.s. troops who stay on after 2014, but the u.s. state department said: "we are not there yet." a meeting of afghan elders convenes thursday to consider a possible agreement. president obama met with senators of both parties today not to push new sanctions on iran just yet. they met at the white house, a day before negotiations on iran's nuclear program resume in geneva. republican senator bob corker of tennessee said the president asked them to pause for "a period of time." corker said that seemed likely, at least for a few days. >> >> you can talk about what-ifs, but i think one thing that is for sure will be is no amendments that will pass the united states senate, for sure, relative to this, anyway, until we come back fr
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and there are some useful things in the agreement. in particular our getting to inspect their centrifuge production facilities. >> woodruff: i'm sorry, it looks like we've lost one of our guests or both of our guests? all right, let me come back to you. >> i'm here. >> woodruff: my apologies. jeffrey, lewis, i mean-- maybe i have you both back. but jeffrey lewis, let me come to you now. this question of inspectors, how confident are you that the international inspectors are going to be able to get in there and verify that iran is doing what it says it's doing? >> well, look, there's an easy problem in iran and a hard problem. the easy problem is verifying the declared facilities. and so having daily access to those facilities i think gives one a very high level of assurance. the hard problem in iran is always going to be the possibility of a covert facility, a facility one can't see. and so the way that one needs to address that is by having a much broader and more comprehensive access to the iranian program. so for example, what greg
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she joins us now. welcome. >> thank you, gwen. >> so give me a sense in the two weeks since the typhoon hit, what has been done and what remains to be done? >> we were tracking the storm a week before it hit and had teams prepositioned in manila. it took a couple of days, but we were able-- working closely with the u.s. military to be one of the first governments getting in there with airlifted supplies. when i arrived on saturday, we have a full up-tempo relief operation under way with an air bridge by the u.s. military. we've got supplies coming in on a steady stream from our regional warehouses. we have focused the u.s. government on setting up logistics systems that can get to some of these more remote areas, bringing in shelter, emergency shelter, life-saving food, setting up clean water systems, working with unicef. we focused on getting the museum water system back up and running in tacloban, which is now-- which is reaching 100% of city residents. >> ifill: what is the biggest challenge-- you m
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it's not good for us. but the leader has said that it is a good thing for us to chant death to america. the world must see this. >> meanwhile talks over iran's nuclear program are set to resume thursday in geneva. the world bank is out with a study that finds cleaner cooking stoves could save a million lives a year, and slow global warming. the agency says many of the deaths are people in developing countries who cook indoors with wood or coal and breathe in smoke. it says the solution lies in stoves that burn less fuel-- or cleaner fuel-- and cost just a few dollars each. a federal trial began in milwaukee today on wisconsin's voter i.d. law. it's the latest flashpoint in a nationwide battle over such measures. the wisconsin law requires a driver's license or other photo i.d. to vote. republicans say it targets fraud. democrats argue the law discriminates because the poor and minorities are less likely to have such i.d.s. wall street opened the week with a relatively calm day. the dow jones industrial ave
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it's on us. but we can't lose sight of the fact that the status quo before the affordable care act was not working at all. if... if the health care system had been working fine and everybody had high-quality health insurance at affordable prices, i wouldn't have made it a priority. we wouldn't have been fighting this hard to get it done, which is why when i see sometimes folks up on capitol hill-- and republicans in particular-- who have been suggesting, you know, "repeal, repeal, let's get rid of this thing," i keep on asking, well, what is it that you want to do? are you suggesting that the status quo was working? because it wasn't, and everybody knows it. it wasn't working in the individual market, and it certainly wasn't working for the 41 million people who didn't have health insurance. but it is complicated. it is hard. but i make no apologies for us taking this on because somebody, sooner or later, had to do it. i do make apologies for not having executed better over the last several month
it's on us. but we can't lose sight of the fact that the status quo before the affordable care act was not working at all. if... if the health care system had been working fine and everybody had high-quality health insurance at affordable prices, i wouldn't have made it a priority. we wouldn't have been fighting this hard to get it done, which is why when i see sometimes folks up on capitol hill-- and republicans in particular-- who have been suggesting, you know, "repeal, repeal, let's...
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what are three things that plants do for us. >> they give us food. >> they give us food, like beans. >> and then the drama part of it, they had to improvise as that character. >> you are the old lady that gave them the beans. but then why did you let him in the castle? >> because... >> reporter: what's the goal, do kids learn more? >> well, children all learn in different ways and its our job to make sure were presenting things in different ways. >> reporter: but nobody said dress up like a beanstalk. >> nobody made me do that, no. that was my own free will. >> pull out your ipads with your portfolios, okay? >> reporter: this school feels rich. >> yeah. >> reporter: are you? >> not at all. there's two parts to that. the money is one part, mindset is another whole thing. so if you really believe that the arts are of power, that alone, can have an impact. and if you don't have that mindset, then i don't think there's enough money in the world to pay for a strong enough arts program. >> reporter: but money makes a difference. bugg elementary is what's known as a "magnet" school. magnet
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tell us your story and share a photo with us. details of how you can do that are on the rundown news blog. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. and a reminder about some upcoming programs from our pbs colleagues. gwen ifill is preparing for "washington week," which airs later this evening. here's a preview. >> ifill: new jobs numbers, health care apologies, what voters had to say at the polls, and the senate's gay right breakthrough. we'll take it all footer and put it back together again later tonight on "washington week." judy. >> woodruff: tomorrow's edition of pbs newshour weekend looks at a legal fight over importing prescription drugs to reduce costs by importing cheaper drugs. the legal push-back from the u.s. pharmaceutical industry. pbs "newshour" weekend with hari sreenivasan airs saturday and sunday on most pbs stations. and we'll be back right here on monday with a look at a program aimed at educating veterans on ways to access healthcare. that's the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. have a n
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senator susan collins of maine joins us from capitol hill. senator, thank you for being with us. and i first want to ask you to put on your hat as a member of the senate intelligence committee ask you about these new reports about n.s.a., national security agency's surveillance in asia, including using the u.s. and the embassies of the united states and allies and also this information about n.s.a. tapping into communication links of google and yahoo! is there something you can say to help us understand what's going on? what do you make of it? >> we had a briefing in the intelligence committee today and obviously it's a classified briefing, that's one of the frustrations of being on the intelligence committee is you can't freely share information. but as you know, general alexander, the head of the national security agency, has said that the reports about the n.s.a. tapping into google servers is not an accurate report. clearly, however, we need to have reforms of the system. we need to have more transparency. and we need to ensure that the privacy and civil liberties of american
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tell us about the m-23. who is it and what is the significance of what they've done snowed >> the m-23 is a mostly tutsi ethnic group. same ethnic group that rules rwanda, the neighboring country next to eastern congo. they started this rebellion about 20 months ago in early 2012. they had been in the congolese army, they left the army, they started the rebellion and they've been holding large parts of the territory in goma for the past year and a half. >> ifill: is what they've done today laid down arms or are they being forced militarily to step back? >> well, it's the result of action by the congolese army and by the united nations that's been there for 14 years and for most of that time has not really taken decisive action. but this year and last spring the united nations security council approved a tougher mandate for the force intervention brigade, as it's called. they set up a 3,000 person intervention brigade to go after and to neutralize armed groups in eastern congo and m-23 allegedly backed by rwa
tell us about the m-23. who is it and what is the significance of what they've done snowed >> the m-23 is a mostly tutsi ethnic group. same ethnic group that rules rwanda, the neighboring country next to eastern congo. they started this rebellion about 20 months ago in early 2012. they had been in the congolese army, they left the army, they started the rebellion and they've been holding large parts of the territory in goma for the past year and a half. >> ifill: is what they've...
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it's not the way it used to be. they were able to pass slairkz even immigration a reform, a couple, weeks, ago. they have to do, that because to get a lot of stuff passed, including nominations, you have to get 60 votes and it's rare one party has 60 votes and they're used to working across party lines the way they aren't in the house. if you take away the 60 votes, starting now with some of the nominations but probably going in a couple of years supreme court nominations and legislation, you are basically turk the senate into the house. you're basically beginning the erosion of what makes the senate special, beginning the erosion of minority rights. you're creating a much more polarized body over the long term. if you think partisanship and polarization are in short fly, this was a good move because i think we will have more of it in the near term. >> david's analysis is, as always, interesting, but erosion of comity and good feelings is not beginning with this. this is not a cause. thans effect of whose happened.
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bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and friends of the newshour. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: the senate's long- festering fight over filibusters came to a head today. majority democrats pushed through a rules change making it easier to force action on presidential nominees. before, it took 60 votes; now, it will take 51. democrats said it will end gridlock, republicans say it's an abuse of power. we will hear some of the debate and talk to two senators right after the news summary. wall street rallied past a new milestone today on signs of improvement in the job market. the dow jones industrial average added 109 points to close above 16,000 for the first time. the nasdaq rose nearly 48 points to close a
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it's not here to kill us. we can let it go. >> reporter: but for me, it also helps to try and cover it up. and for that, i wear hearing aids. the amplification brings back the range of hearing my auditory cortex is missing, and my hearing aids also have a white noise generator, which can mask the tinnitus when i'm particularly bothered by it. jerome has found the best tinnitus treatment for him is this little guy, his service dog, chewy. >> my pain comes and goes. it's really bad at times. but the tinnitus is always the there. it's always there. >> reporter: maybe some day a cure will be there. maybe. >> ifill: online, learn more about what neuroscience has revealed about the condition, and listen for yourself. we have more examples of what tinnitus sounds like. >> woodruff: the president and his administration continued to defend and explain its approach to the healthcare law and its troubled web site today. president obama met at the white house this afternoon with 16 senators on that subject, a dozen of the
it's not here to kill us. we can let it go. >> reporter: but for me, it also helps to try and cover it up. and for that, i wear hearing aids. the amplification brings back the range of hearing my auditory cortex is missing, and my hearing aids also have a white noise generator, which can mask the tinnitus when i'm particularly bothered by it. jerome has found the best tinnitus treatment for him is this little guy, his service dog, chewy. >> my pain comes and goes. it's really bad at...
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is >> woodruff: so tell us who he was and what was his role in the taliban? >> well, pakistani -- hakimullah mehsud took over as the leader of the taliban in 2009 after his predecessor, a man called bit tuul la mehsud was kille killedn american drone strike. and he was a young -- a very charismatic and in some ways flamboyant leader but he also had a very ruthless streak. under him, the pakistani taliban carried out attacks across pakistani cities and, indeed, had launched one attack in the united states, the attempted suicide bombing in times square of may, 2010, was carried out by a man who said that he'd been trained by the pakistani taliban and, indeed, who said he was motivated by the drone strike campaign in the tribal bets to carry out that attack. a drone strike campaign that has now claimed one of its biggest prizes, really, in the death of mr. mehsud. >> woodruff: how big a loss is this for the taliban? >> difficult to say at this stage. after his predecessor was killed in 2009 it didn't take very long for the pakistani taliban to bounce back and go
is >> woodruff: so tell us who he was and what was his role in the taliban? >> well, pakistani -- hakimullah mehsud took over as the leader of the taliban in 2009 after his predecessor, a man called bit tuul la mehsud was kille killedn american drone strike. and he was a young -- a very charismatic and in some ways flamboyant leader but he also had a very ruthless streak. under him, the pakistani taliban carried out attacks across pakistani cities and, indeed, had launched one...